Hilarious nonfiction! I love how Heather wove in some humor with her facts-a great way for kids to learn -especially younger and emerging readers.

Heather L Montgomery has once again written an amazing narrative nonfiction book for kids and adults alike. She knows just how to craft her sentences to make us want to dig deeper into science and explore the topics in her books. In this book, I learned way more about poop than I ever thought possible. If you’re a middle school educator, you know our students love this topic, so be sure to read this book today!

Even though there is a lot of information about defecation in this book, it’s also a fascinating look at real scientists and how the scientific method is used to answer questions and solve problems. Not only did I learn how important whale dung is to phytoplankton and the overall health of our oceans, I learned how scientists study this subject. Who knew there were so many cool jobs as a scientist?

With plenty of puns, the book is written in a fun, personal style that made me feel like I was riding along with Heather when she interviewed the scientists and I was looking over her shoulder when she did hands-on research herself. Her detailed description of cutting open a dead possum’s bowels is probably one of the grossest things I’ve ever read.

I highly recommend Who Gives A Poop? Young readers, ages ten and up, will be all over this book like a dung beetle on deer droppings. It would be great for the classroom too!

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. This is a j non-fiction book all about poop. Some kids will love this, but the reading level is for older kids, maybe 4th-6th grade and there are not any pictures. Interesting facts and great detail about poo.

Montgomery has not created the typical nonfiction book here. It reads like a series of essays, with a conversational tone. While each chapter has the same overall focus - something we can learn from or about feces - the topics jump around. They don't build on one another at all. This makes it easier to read in fits and starts rather than all in one sitting. There's a general tone of good humor and fascination, just as much about Montgomery's own reactions as about the things we can learn. It's quite well written and looks at a lot of topics that might otherwise be overlooked. Just not a book for the especially squeamish, given some fairly enthusiastic physical descriptions of assorted scat.

What a delightful book about poop!

Seriously though. Heather L. Montgomery has put together a very fun nonfiction book for kids that reads like fiction. I think it will be a great book in our library collection.

Full of quick, digestible (pun-intended) chapters that each share a story, they also include a great amount of science and interesting, sometimes funny, footnotes to help explain terms or processes. Kids interested in the natural world will enjoy this as it hooks you from the start with Montgomery working out in the field and taking samples of a coyote's tongue. But I also loved that the book is civic minded too and includes a story about a small town that got stuck with entire train cars full of poop as legal battles ensued and the "product" was en route from NY to the west coast. She explains how the transport came to be, what the conflicting sides wanted, and how the impacted community was handling the matter.

The stories explore real lab workings, use scientific language and make it accessible, and all while telling interesting discovery stories. A definite recommend to get kids engaged in the natural world and think like scientists.

I found this book a bit of a slog to read. While the science was compelling, I didn't like the way it was presented. I think kids will enjoy it though.

Who Gives a Poop? by Heather L. Montgomery is a fascinating non-fiction read about what else, POOP! I enjoyed reading all the gross but intriguing information presented in this book. Like poop injections into your bum to cure c-diff. Who knew? I definitely think it will appeal to grades 5-8. It will change your outlook on defecation!

I never thought I would read an interesting book on poop, but I have to say, this was not only interesting but made me think of excrement in a whole new manner.

WHO GIVES A POOP is filled with scientific experiments done by the author (a biologist) and an array of scientists she meets as she researches this book. It is amazing what can be learned from the droppings, dingleberries, guano - there are so many terms (excrement for animals can be specific for the type of animal) - and a list of them is included at the end of the book. The book begins with the discovery of a coyote on the interstate. Near the coyote was the last deposit the animal made prior to their untimely death. The author picks up the turd (very specifically to say with latex gloves) and discovers the animal ate fruit and meat (mammals) all because of the discovery of seeds, a small paw, and hair in the sample she found.

This is just the beginning of this non-fiction text on a subject most young readers will grab up just because the title has "poop" in it. When they start reading, I believe their scientific interests will be peaked and they will want to not only dive into some of the tasks mentioned at the end of the book.

Perfect book for ages 10+. Highly recommended for upper elementary and middle grade students.

Each chapter drew me a little deeper into the world of Poop -- and I liked it! So much about nature can be learned through animal's output, and this book makes learning about all of it fun!

Another excellent, interesting and well written book from Heather L. Montgomery. She takes subjects one doesn't think could be interesting and makes them something anyone would want to know more about.

I received an electronic ARC from Bloomsbury USA Children's Books through NetGalley.
Montgomery shares informative text in an easy to read format. She tells stories and shares research about poop. At the end of the book, she shares experiments readers can try along with further notes and books to read.
Her style is relaxed and she handles the information in a matter of fact manner. It's nice to have a book for middle grade readers that shares information in such a style.

This was a solid text exploring the roles poop plays in many life cycles and what poop tells us about the world around us. Though at times more technical than expected, the narration style also feels a bit childish, which presumably would balance out nicely for middle grade readers. I learned a lot.

This is a great, and educational, book for middle grade readers. It is filled with tons of gross information on, my son's favorite subject...poop.

Finally! A book about poop that will appeal to older grades. This book is chock full of gross information that is actually very well written. I highly suggest adding this to your home or library collection. A good read!